Docip's Weekly News No. 479

2026-01-16

JANUARY 18 - 24, 2026

100^th session of the Committee on the rights of the child

January 12 - 30, 2026, Palais Wilson, Geneva, Switzerland

Website
Programme of work
Registration
Consideration of State Reports: Colombia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Spain, Uganda

51^st session of the Universal Periodic Review

January 19 - 30, 2026, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Website
Timetable
Troika
UPR Extranet
UPR-Info
Registration
States under review: Micronesia (Federated States of), Lebanon, Mauritania, Nauru, Rwanda, Nepal, Saint Lucia, Oman, Austria, Australia, Georgia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sao Tome and Principe

International Day of Education

January 24, 2026

Theme: The power of youth in co-creating education
UN Website
UNESCO event

DEADLINES

OHCHR Call for Inputs: Report on climate financing and human rights

Deadline: January 16, 2026

Call for Innovations of the Multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the SDGs

Deadline: January 18, 2026

Registration for the 70^th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Call for inputs for the country visit to Chad (February 16 - 26, 2026)

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Call for nominations: Front Line Defenders 2026 Award for human rights defenders at risk

Deadline: January 23, 2026

Call for inputs: UN report on transforming food systems to protect human rights and prevent climate harm

EXTENDED DEADLINE: January 30, 2025

Accreditation for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (new entities, iCSO)

Deadline: January 30, 2026

NEW: Survey on the Impact of Funding Shifts on Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)

Deadline: January 30, 2026

Call for inputs: UN Report on addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy

EXTENDED DEADLINE: January 31, 2026

Call for inputs: EMRIP study on “the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations”

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Call for applications for the 3^rd Biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum 2026 (FAO)

EXTENDED DEADLINE: January 31, 2026

Call for applications for the 2026 International Institute for Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy

Deadline: February 1, 2026

Registration for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (members of accredited entities, opens February 9)

Deadline: February 27, 2026

NGO contributions to the stakeholder report for UPR 53 (November 2 - 13, 2026)

Deadline: April 10, 2026
Countries: Suriname, Greece, Samoa, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Hungary, Papua New Guinea, Tajikistan, United Republic of Tanzania, Antigua and Barbuda, Eswatini, Trinidad and Tobago, Thailand, Ireland

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity: Call for inputs for the country visit to Finland

Deadline: May 1, 2026

FUTURE EVENTS

92^nd session of the Committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

February 2 - 20, 2026, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland

Website
Consideration of State Reports: Argentine, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Iraq, Lesotho Lithuania, Netherlands, Viet Nam

25^th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

April 20 - May 1, 2025, New York, USA

Theme: "Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict"
Website
Accreditation in iCSO: December 15, 2025 – January 30, 2026
Registration in INDICO: February 9 – 27, 2026

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Global Environment Outlook 7 (English)
Indigenous Knowledge and the Arctic Forests (English)

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Docip's Weekly News No. 479

JANUARY 18 - 24, 2026

100^th session of the Committee on the rights of the child

51^st session of the Universal Periodic Review

International Day of Education

DEADLINES

OHCHR Call for Inputs: Report on climate financing and human rights

Call for Innovations of the Multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the SDGs

Registration for the 70^th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Call for inputs for the country visit to Chad (February 16 - 26, 2026)

Call for nominations: Front Line Defenders 2026 Award for human rights defenders at risk

Call for inputs: UN report on transforming food systems to protect human rights and prevent climate harm

Accreditation for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (new entities, iCSO)

NEW: Survey on the Impact of Funding Shifts on Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)

Call for inputs: UN Report on addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy

Call for inputs: EMRIP study on “the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations”

Call for applications for the 3^rd Biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum 2026 (FAO)

Call for applications for the 2026 International Institute for Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on Enforced Disappearances and Memorialization

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on the right to seeds

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on Peasant Territorialities of Sea and Land

Call for inputs: UN report on Corporate Governance, Business and Human Rights

Registration for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (members of accredited entities, opens February 9)

NGO contributions to the stakeholder report for UPR 53 (November 2 - 13, 2026)

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity: Call for inputs for the country visit to Finland

FUTURE EVENTS

92^nd session of the Committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

25^th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

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Docip's Weekly News No. 479

JANUARY 18 - 24, 2026

100th session of the Committee on the rights of the child

51st session of the Universal Periodic Review

International Day of Education

DEADLINES

OHCHR Call for Inputs: Report on climate financing and human rights

Call for Innovations of the Multi-stakeholder forum on science, technology and innovation for the SDGs

Registration for the 70th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children: Call for inputs for the country visit to Chad (February 16 - 26, 2026)

Call for nominations: Front Line Defenders 2026 Award for human rights defenders at risk

Call for inputs: UN report on transforming food systems to protect human rights and prevent climate harm

Accreditation for the 25th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (new entities, iCSO)

NEW: Survey on the Impact of Funding Shifts on Indigenous Peoples (IFIP)

Call for inputs: UN Report on addressing the challenges and barriers to the full realization of the human rights of the people of the Marshall Islands stemming from the State’s nuclear legacy

Call for inputs: EMRIP study on “the rights of Indigenous Peoples in conflict and post-conflict situations”

Call for applications for the 3rd Biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum 2026 (FAO)

Call for applications for the 2026 International Institute for Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Policy

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on Enforced Disappearances and Memorialization

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on the right to seeds

NEW: Call for inputs: UN report on Peasant Territorialities of Sea and Land

Call for inputs: UN report on Corporate Governance, Business and Human Rights

Registration for the 25th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (members of accredited entities, opens February 9)

NGO contributions to the stakeholder report for UPR 53 (November 2 - 13, 2026)

Independent Expert on human rights and international solidarity: Call for inputs for the country visit to Finland

FUTURE EVENTS

92nd session of the Committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

25th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Thank you for reading our newsletter. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive it by e-mail!

100^th session of the Committee on the rights of the child

51^st session of the Universal Periodic Review

Registration for the 70^th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70)

Accreditation for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (new entities, iCSO)

Call for applications for the 3^rd Biennial UN Global Indigenous Youth Forum 2026 (FAO)

Registration for the 25^th session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (members of accredited entities, opens February 9)

92^nd session of the Committee on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women

25^th session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII)